Fluvial characteristics of the diamondiferous Droogeveldt gravels, Vaal Valley, South Africa

Economic Geology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 741-748

  Spaggiari, R I ^a   Ward, J D ^a   De Wit, M C J ^b  

^a Namdeb Diamond Corporation   (Namibia)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; PLACER DEPOSIT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033377934     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.5.741     Document Type: Article

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